Oklahoma Sooners CWS Game 2 vs. North Carolina Preview: Game Notes, Broadcast Details & Stats

Game Information

- Oklahoma (42-22) vs. No. 5 seed North Carolina (53-13-1)

- Start Time: 1:30 p.m. CT

- Location: Charles Schwab Field, Omaha, NE

Broadcast Details

- TV: ABC (Karl Ravech, Kyle Peterson, Chris Burke, and Kris Budden)

- Radio: Sooner Sports Network via The REF 99.3 FM/1400 AM and 107.7 The Franchise in Oklahoma and on The Varsity Network app (Toby Rowland and Carly Murray)

What You Need To Know

- Oklahoma advanced to the College World Series championship series with a 9-3 victory over North Carolina in Game 1.

- The Sooners have now won nine consecutive games — their longest winning streak of the season.

- During the current nine-game streak, OU has defeated eight top-20 teams, including six top-10 opponents.

- Saturday was Oklahoma’s eighth win this postseason against a nationally seeded team, matching the single-tournament record set by Fresno State (2008) and tied by Coastal Carolina (2016).

- Oklahoma has now hit 10 home runs through four games at the College World Series — the most by any team at Charles Schwab Field since it opened in 2011.

- The Sooners have homered in 11 straight games, their longest streak of the season.

- OU has scored 103 runs on 138 hits across 11 NCAA Tournament games.

- Freshman left-hander Cord Rager threw 5.0 innings in his second CWS start. Across three NCAA Tournament starts, he has pitched 24.0 innings, allowing just six runs with 27 strikeouts and three walks.

- Junior Gavyn Jones made his College World Series debut and struck out four batters over 2.1 scoreless innings — a season high.

- Junior LJ Mercurius tossed 1.2 hitless innings of relief to close out the victory.

- Deiten Lachance recorded his second multi-home run game of the season (he had three against Tennessee on May 16). He now leads the team with 18 home runs and 68 RBIs.

- Lachance is just the fifth player in CWS Finals history to hit two home runs in a single game.

- Jason Walk extended his team-leading hitting streak to 13 games and has now reached base in 21 straight contests.

- Jaxon Willits has a 17-game reached base streak.

At Stake

- With a win, the Sooners claim their first baseball national championship since 1994.

- With a loss, the Tar Heels force a winner-take-all Game 3 to decide who wins the national championship.

UP NEXT:

- Game 3: Monday, June 22 at 7:00 p.m. (ESPN - if necessary)